Athens Council Holds Busy Leggion Meeting Minutes
The Athens council held a long session to discuss October work, a proposed service charge, Grosvenor street slip repairs, a new building code, and sidewalk projects on Brown and South Congress streets. They planned funding transfers, street and alley upgrades, and a building code to create a city building commission. Fines collected exceeded $600 for August and September.
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Cometl
Grosvenor Street
Cal Coss
Stewart Street
Leo Pierce
South Congress
George Williams
South Cemetery Street
Watt Street
Wolfe Street
Oak Street
Grosvenor
Scott
General
Brown Street
Het Mound
Tancaster
Foster Place
Weat Union Street
Union Pepot
Branch Bean
Taurant
First Street
Webb Property
West Union Street
Romine
L. W. Roberts
B. & O. Railroad Co
Snake Creek
Handview Highland Addition
Athens
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Light Company
Koons
Logan Road reopened early Tuesday amid detour end
At 7 am Tuesday the Logan Nelsonville road reopened to traffic and the Carbon Hill detour ended, with Athens County Automobile Club securing one way traffic control over the unfinished section for several days. Surface is in excellent condition after asphalt resurfacing. two traffic cops stationed 6 am to 9 pm. The four mile stretch runs north from near Nelsonville to Logan, replacing the previous damaging detour.
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Logan-Nelsonville
Carbon Hill
C. H. Bryson
Athens County Automobile Club
Athens County Automobile Ub
Fle
Bryson
Nelsonville
Logan
Ohio
Automobile Club
Columbus
County Receives Extra Equipment for Highway Projects
Athens county gains additional equipment from the State Highway Department in Columbus to start a new road project and improve maintenance on another. Trucks were sent to Murray City to upgrade the Glouster to Murray City dirt road into an all weather surface for detour traffic between Glouster and New Lexington. An extra crusher will aid maintenance on the Athens Coolville road as limestone is crushed on site, boosting efficiency.
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Athens County
State Highway Department
Columbus
Murray City
Glouster
New Lexington
Athens County Automobile Club
Athens
Coolville
Timber houses from before the Great Fire endure in London
The note records that numerous timber houses erected in London prior to the 1666 Great Fire still survive today, highlighting enduring medieval construction in the rebuilt city area.
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London
As the government is, such will be the man
Arthur Brisbane quotes Plato and a Greek saying about gods and government, noting public focus on sports and politics. The piece contrasts civic interest with baseball fandom and hints at continued discussion on page four.
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Plato
Ideal Day Hovers Over Fourth World Series at Polo Grounds
Ideal conditions awaited for the fourth World Series game as the Giants and Senators prepared to play at the Polo Grounds. The weather was sunny and warm in the morning with a forecast for a fair and cooler afternoon.
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New York
Giants
Senators
Polo Grounds
Death in Woods Linked to Moonshine Whiskey
In Athens county Ohio, 80 year old Stansbury S. Calvert was found dead in the woods after an all afternoon drinking bout with corn whiskey. Coroner J W Sanders ruled death by heart failure superinduced by acute alcoholism. The body was found near Guysville at 6 15 PM. Calvert had been in the woods with Miles Bean and had been consuming large amounts of liquor. Authorities seek relatives while funeral plans wait contact. Calvert a Civil War veteran lived most of his life in Guysville. 435 cash was found on his person.
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Shine
Athens County
Stansbury S
Sanders
Calvert
Miles Bean
Guysville
Bean
M. C. Gibson
Zanesville
Two Hold-Ups in Detroit Tuesday Net $20,891
In Detroit on Tuesday two armed holdups netted $20,891. A creamery secretary and its office manager were robbed of $17,000 while transferring receipts. Separately, James Lyon was robbed after drawing $3,891 from a bank, with five bandits fleeing in an automobile.
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Detroit
A. M. Heyboer
O. C. Coll
James Lyon
Willis to Speak in Licking County in Ohio Campaign
U S Senator Frank S Willis will deliver his first address in the Ohio campaign at Johnstown Licking county on Saturday afternoon. Delegations from Licking Delaware Knox and Coshocton counties plan to attend the meeting set for 2 30 p m, with arrangements by the Licking county Republican committee.
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Columbus
U. S&s
Frank S. Willis
Ohio
Johnstown
Licking County
Licking
Delaware
Knox
Coshocton
Republican Committee
Farm Fire Costs John Ternes Farm Losses
Lightning ignited a blaze on the John Ternes farm near Elyria Ohio destroying six barns and granaries, 100 tons of hay, 500 bushels of wheat and all machinery with an estimated loss of 14006 dollars. Insurance covered 3999 dollars. Three pigs and 35 chickens also perished.
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Elyria
John Ternes
Here
Senators Facing Difficult Task in Fourth Game at Polo Grounds
At Polo Grounds New York on Oct 7 the Giants hold a 2-1 lead in the World Series after a sunny afternoon. McGraw’s club is rated 3 to 2 to win the game and 2 to 1 to take the series. Goslin hits a three run blast for Washington as Moeridge struggles on the mound. Two runs in the fifth give the Senators hope while Meusel and Frisch tighten the Giants defense.
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Senators
Polo Grounds
New York
Giants
McGraw
George Mogridge
Roger Peckinpaugh
Stanley Harris
Harris
McNeely
Rice
Frisch
Kelly
Goslin
Judge
Kelly Uo Barnes
Young
Muesel
Washington
Barnes
Lindstrom
Wilson
Bluege
Gowdy
Jackson
Biluege
Fielding Young
Meusel
Miller
Lind Strom
Dolan Denies Involvement in 500 Bribe Offer
Cory Dolan former coach of the New York Giants testified before Judge K M Landis at the Waldorf Astoria denying any role in the $500 bribe offer to Heinie Sand of the Philadelphia Nationals to throw the final New York Philadelphia game. He said his earlier forgetfulness was a way to deny culpability.
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Dolan Centes
New York
Cory Dolan
New York Giants
Teday
K. M. Landis
Waldorf-Astoria
Heinie Sand
Philadelphia Nationals
Philadelphia
Protan
Landis
Land
Iaxs
Injured Peck May Decide If He Plays In Crucial Game
Lineup decisions hinge on Peck's tendon response to infield practice. Mogridge favored as Johnson rests. Barnes given batting chance, with Nehf and Johnson set for fifth game. Attendance expected near 48,000 as Giants face Senators in a key contest.
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Peck
Harris
Mogridge
Walter Johnson
Washington
Senators
Miller
MoBridge
Giants
New York
Lindstrom
Frisch
Young
Kelly
Meusel
Wilson
Jackson
Rowdy
Barnes
Ruel
Quigley
National
Connolly
Klen
Dineen
Washington Baseball Inning Recap Report
Mogridge up and fanned. McNeely singled to left. Harris up.
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Washington
Mogridge
McNeely
Harris
Cleveland Cards Twenty Round Public Boxing Card
Carl Tremaine of Cleveland faces Charley Goodman of Chicago in a twelve round rematch in the season opener at night. Goodman won by knockout over Tremaine last spring, but Tremaine’s supporters predict reversal. John Risk meets Billy Walsh in a ten round semi final after Risk’s earlier strong showing against Marty Blake.
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Cleveland
Carl Tremaine
Charley Goodman
Chicago
Goodman
Tremaine
John Risk
Marty Blake
Billy Walsh
Barberton
Rushing More Troops to Scene in Havana Crisis
Havana October 7 The Cuban government rushed another train loaded with soldiers to Camaguey to aid troops already there in stemming the threatened revolution that flared Sunday causing eleven deaths and fifty eight wounded. President Zayas called the situation serious and acts to prevent a possible revolution before the November election.
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Havana
Camaguey
Zayas
Davis Campaign Blasts Across New York for Election Vote
John W. Davis traveled through New York state on October 7 driving a campaign message aimed at winning the Empire State’s electoral vote. He assailed the Coolidge administration on foreign policy tariffs and Washington scandals while seeking labor and Irish American support.
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Davis
Rochester
N. Y
John W. Davis
New York State
Empire State
Coolidge
Washington
Lapor
Hicksville Man Seeks Larger Award for 1921 Injury
E F Metz of Hicksville files suit in common pleas court claiming the $84 compensation for injuries from a fall at Miller Manufacturing on August 19, 1921 is inadequate. He asks the state industrial commission to grant additional relief.
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Defiance. CO
E. F. Metz
Hicksville
Here
Court of Common Pleas
Miller Manufacturing Company
State Industrial Commission
Logan Gas Co Seeks 75 Cent Service Charge in Athens
The Logan Gas Co asks Athens Council to approve a new rate plan adding a 75 cent monthly service charge for all customers, replacing the current minimum. The company cites a planned $19 million investment over two years to develop and operate fields, and says the charge is necessary if utilities commissions allow timely adoption.
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Logan Gas Co
Athens
Ens
Council
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Athens City
Council Council
Will Casley
Logan Company
Fisher
Giant airship Mirghip heads west from Lakehurst
The U S Shenandoah en route from Lakehurst New Jersey to Fort Worth Texas will travel via Richmond Virginia and Atlanta Georgia on the southern route, Navy Department reports. The takeoff occurred on schedule and was described as perfect.
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Washington
U.S
Shenandoah
Shenandoah dirigible prepares for 13 day West Coast flight
The Shenandoah cruiser formerly the ZR 2 readies for a noon takeoff from Lakehurst on a 7 090 mile, thirteen day trip across the West and Southwest. Commander Lansdowne leads a crew of forty with Rear Admiral Moffett aboard to accompany the voyage toward Seattle.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Zachary Lansdowne
Pacific
Texas
Moffett
Third Naval District
Philadelphia
Lansdowne
Shenandoah
York
Paducah
Little Rock
Ark
Fort Worth
el Paso
Tuscon
Yuma
Arizona
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Seattle
Atlanta
Birmingham
Last Day for West Union and Grand View Paving Assessments
Friday October 19 is the final day to pay assessed shares for paving West Union street and three Grand View Highland streets. Many owners already paid. unpaid amounts will be added to the city tax duplicate and collected with other taxes. Assessing ordinances were approved in September.
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West Union Street
Grandview Highland Addition
Bank cashier pleads guilty in embezzlement case
Fred Dailey former cashier of the Commercial and Savings Bank Bethesda Ohio pleaded guilty in Common Pleas court to embezzlement charges and was sentenced to not more than thirty years in the Ohio penitentiary.
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ST. Clairsville
Fred Dailey
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Bethesda
Ohio
Auto Crash Victim Improves at Shelter In Arms Hospital
Gordon White a 19 year old Ohio University student remains in improving condition after a Sunday night accident when the automobile he rode in plunged 35 feet over an East Bridge abutment. Doctors report he has a fair chance for recovery as his parents join him at the hospital.
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Gordon White
Ohio University
East Bridge
Sheltering Arms Hospital
White
Athens
Mohler Pays Fine in Logan Court
Arthur Mohler pleaded guilty in Magistrate Miller s court to possessing intoxicating liquor. He was fined 150 dollars plus costs after officers found thirty pints of white mule behind the Hocking county fairgrounds during the week of the fair.
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Mohler
Fire on Chamber of Deputies Top Floor Extinguished
Anemone A fire broke out on the top floor of the Chamber of Deputies and was brought under control with minor damage reported. Fire crews evacuated occupants and contained the blaze to the upper level without further incidents.
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Chamber of Deputies
One Thousand Woeful Books guide offered by ALA
The American Library Association presents an authoritative set titled One Thousand Woeful Books to help readers find suitable books. A free copy awaits requests. send name, address, and a two cent return postage stamp.
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Fooks
American Library Association
Tihan
Stufv
Return postage stamp for booklet request
Frederic J. Vieek'n, Director of the Athens Messenger Information Bureau in Washington, encloses two cents postage for return of a copy of the booklet One Thousand Useful Books. Name Street City.
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Frederic J. Vieek'n
The
Athens Meerasenger Information Mureau
Washington
Balkan Clashes Claim Dozens Dead and Wounded
October dispatches report bitter fighting between Yugoslav soldiers and Albanian peasants. Thirty three dead and forty six wounded overall. Albanian band killed a Yugoslav sergeant and eight gendarmes near Sozey in Macedonia. Macedonian peasants retaliated with fifteen dead and twenty eight wounded, while nine Macedonian and eighteen Albanian fatalities are listed in Ghiiag.
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Abelgradef
Sozey
Macedonia
Fifsteen
Gghiiag
Primary candidates set to campaign for nominating race
John L. Cable of Lima and James A. White ex head of the Ohio Anti Saloon League both defeated nominees in the primary and will actively campaign for the nomination. Harry L. Davis, Republican nominee for governor, state headquarters announced today.
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DAV
Columbus
John L. Cable
Lima
James A. White
Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Harryl. Davis
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Army Air Service
Dayton
National Aeronature Association
Logan Road
Auto Club
Arthur Brisbane
United States
Stan Calvert
Guysville, O
Moon
Willis
Mogridgee
Moeridge
Gostin
Mirghip
Pacific Coast
Odravet OW
Kentucky
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